We are Ideal

A Family-Owned and Operated Business Conglomerate Headquarted in Southwest Detroit

Meet the Ideal Group of Companies

Ideal Group

Ideal Group is a customer-focused, community-oriented company. The family-owned company has been committed to hiring from Southwest Detroit and collaborating with local businesses and organizations to support and strengthen the neighborhood and local community as a whole.

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Ideal Shield

Ideal Shield is the leader in Facility Maintenance and Protection equipment. The original manufacturer of the Bollard Cover, home of the Strongest Industrial Guardrail on the market, a wide variety of safety and commercial Handrail systems, and the industry’s #1 selling plastic Sign Base system.

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Ideal Contracting

Formed in 1998, Ideal Contracting, LLC is a certified minority (MBE) General Contractor/Construction Manager headquartered in Detroit. Built on a reputation of quality in the construction industry, we have become one the largest General Contractors in Michigan and aspire to grow our footprint throughout the United States.

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Ideal Steel

Ideal Steel & Builders Supplies, LLC. was the first member of the Ideal Group. Experienced in 3D modeling, metal forming, cambering, rolling, plasma, oxy fuel cutting, and our welders being AWS certified, Ideal Steel offers a wide range of structural and miscellaneous steel fabrication solutions to fit the needs of any project.

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Ideal Surplus Sales

Ideal Surplus Sales is the top source for hard to find MRO materials. Surplus provides customers with high-quality MRO/industrial products for everyday use and for specialized pieces of equipment. Our team works with several major manufacturers to help sell their excess and obsolete MRO items and equipment, reducing inventory and increasing their bottom line..

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Ideal Setech

Ideal Setech began in 2004 as a joint venture between the Ideal Group and Setech Inc. With over ten years of experience, Ideal Setech manages critical spare parts and MRO inventory for some of the largest manufacturers in the United States.

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Ideal Setech STS

Ideal Setech Share-the-Spare began by managing the inventory of all critical and insurance parts for GMNA stamping operations. In 2010, Ideal Setech Share-the-Spare’s role was expanded to include the management of all critical spares for all General Motors North America, distribution of MRO supplies used in more than 2 operations, and housing of the IT hardware and software for the web-based electronic catalog management GMNA’s MRO inventories.

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Ideal Setech Canada

Ideal Setech Tooling Canada was launched in 2019 and has two sites in Canada, at GM CAMI in Ingersoll Ontario and at St. Catherine’s. Setech Canada focuses on Inventory Management, Warranty and Repair Management, Project Management, Inventory Organization. Other focuses include Technical Resources as well as New Product Launch Support, and Machine and Material Decommissioning.
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